2002 Thalgo Australian Women's Hardcourts – Singles
# 2002 Thalgo Australian Women's Hardcourts – Singles

Justine Henin was the defending champion, but lost in the final to Venus Williams 7–5, 6–2.

It was the 1st title in the season for Williams and the 22nd of her career.

## Seeds

The first two seeds received a bye into the second round.

* Venus Williams (champion)
* Justine Henin (final)
* Sandrine Testud (first round)
* Meghann Shaughnessy (second round)
* Silvia Farina Elia (quarterfinals)
* Rita Grande (first round)
* Dája Bedáňová (semifinals)
* Ai Sugiyama (quarterfinals)

## Draw

### Key

* Q = Qualifier
* WC = Wild card
* LL = Lucky loser
* Alt = Alternate
* SE = Special exempt
* PR = Protected ranking
* ITF = ITF entry
* JE = Junior exempt
* w/o = Walkover
* r = Retired
* d = Defaulted
* SR = Special ranking

### Finals

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Venus Williams | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | |
| | Nadia Petrova | $6^1$ | $5^r$ | | | | |
| | Nadia Petrova | $6^1$ | $5^r$ | 1 | Venus Williams | 7 | 6 |
| | | | | 2 | Justine Henin | 5 | 2 |
| 7 | Dája Bedáňová | 2 | 2 | 2 | Justine Henin | 5 | 2 |
| 2 | Justine Henin | 6 | 6 | | | | |

### Top half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | | | 1 | V Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | K Koukalová | 4 | 6 | 2 | | P Schnyder | 0 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Schnyder | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | 1 | V Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | A Myskina | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 8 | A Sugiyama | 2 | 4 | | | | |
| WC | S Stosur | 2 | 0 | | | A Myskina | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Weingärtner | 0 | 6 | 2 | 8 | A Sugiyama | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | A Sugiyama | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | V Williams | $7^7$ | 6 |
| 4 | M Shaughnessy | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | N Petrova | $6^1$ | $5^r$ |
| Q | N Llagostera Vives | 2 | 2 | | 4 | M Shaughnessy | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | N Petrova | 6 | 6 | | | N Petrova | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | C Torrens Valero | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | N Petrova | $7^7$ | 7 | | | | |
| | I Selyutina | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | 5 | S Farina Elia | $6^4$ | 5 | | | | |
| Q | Y-j Cho | 6 | 6 | | Q | Y-j Cho | $6^5$ | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | É Loit | 2 | 6 | 3 | 5 | S Farina Elia | $7^7$ | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | S Farina Elia | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 7 | D Bedáňová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | C Wheeler | 4 | 4 | | 7 | D Bedáňová | 3 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | J Kruger | 4 | 6 | 6 | | J Kruger | 6 | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | I Majoli | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | 7 | D Bedáňová | 6 | 3 | | | | |
| | E Likhovtseva | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | T Pisnik | 1 | $0^r$ | | | | |
| | A Stevenson | 2 | 6 | 4 | | E Likhovtseva | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Pisnik | 6 | 7 | | | T Pisnik | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | S Testud | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | D Bedáňová | 2 | 2 |
| 6 | R Grande | 3 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | J Henin | 6 | 6 |
| Q | A Barna | 6 | 1 | 6 | Q | A Barna | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | N Pratt | 6 | 6 | | | N Pratt | 3 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | L Osterloh | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | Q | A Barna | 2 | 1 | | | | |
| | B Lamade | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | 2 | J Henin | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | D Hantuchová | 6 | 7 | | | D Hantuchová | 6 | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | J Henin | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
